CHAPTER 261: Night Of Madness

Ordinary earth mages could use the power of earth to form all kinds of attacks. The forbidden magic of the earth element, Falling Meteor and Earth Fury, even had the terrifying power to destroy a city. However, even though the earth mages could use the earth element to create all sorts of attacks, they were still unable to use the earth's power as flexibly as the earth elite zombie.

As the favoured child of the earth, the earth elite zombie could use the earth elemental energy to do many magical and miraculous things as soon as he stepped on the earth. It wasn't difficult for him to use the power of the earth to create tunnels under the ground.

When a tunnel appeared out of nowhere, Trunks knew it must lead to the mine.

The four powers of the Valley of Sunshine were currently engaged in a fierce battle for control of the silver mine. However, the appearance of such a tunnel allowed Trunks and the others to go directly to the innermost location without any trouble.

"Understood!" Trunks chuckled, then let out an eagle-like screech. Due to the din of the sky-shaking battle in the valley, Trunks' scream didn't seem out of the ordinary.

Through the Yin Demon's surveillance, Han Shuo was able to see Grant and the others jump to attention upon hearing Trunk's scream, and then immediately move vigilantly towards the inside of the valley.

"Roar!!"

The berserker Laureton howled towards the sky and hurled the battleaxe from his hands, causing a piercing, radiant light to engulf seven of the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries. All of the people covered in his light had their bodies savagely torn apart, blood splattering all over Laureton.

"Be careful of Laureton. If I'm not mistaken, what he's holding should be the divine weapon of the Berserkers - the Berserker's Battleaxe. Laureton is already a powerhouse who can become a berserker twice. Legend has it that a berserker who possesses the Berserker's Battleaxe can use its power to return to berserk mode.

"A berserker who can go berserk three times is definitely stronger than a great swordsman. I think he will be the most difficult to deal with in the valley, even Ferguson might not be his opponent, so you definitely have to be careful of him," Trunks couldn't help but remind Han Shuo the moment Trunks saw the angry, muscle-bound Laureton release a terrifying aura.

After hearing Trunks' words, Han Shuo was actually quite interested in trying it out and said quietly, "A berserker who can go berserk three times, hehe, that's quite interesting!"

"There are also those Katar Orcs, be careful not to get surrounded by them. Otherwise, when their totems hit the ground, they will create a very terrifying shockwave. Once you are swept away by the shockwave, it would be very difficult to live, As an old hand in the valley, Trunks was well aware of the different factions and couldn't help but remind Han Shuo after seeing that the battle in the valley had officially begun.

"Don't worry, I'll keep it in mind. Be careful when you go in. I'll have the Earth Elite Zombie follow you so that if your movement is discovered, you can leave the tunnel immediately. With the Earth Elite Zombie underground, your safety should be assured," Han Shuo looked at the group of people excitedly, bloodlust gradually rising from the depths of his heart. After saying that to Trunk, he immediately walked towards the inside of the valley like a ghost.

Seeing that Han Shuo had left, the little skeleton walked over to the side of the earth elite zombie, patted his shoulders, and then followed Han Shuo as usual.

In Gilbert's eyes, this was nothing special as it wasn't the first time he had seen the two beings communicating. However, Trunks, faced with this obvious violation of common sense, exclaimed again when he saw the strange actions of the little skeleton.

"Chief, what is it?" Grant couldn't help but ask after rushing over when he saw Trunks' strange expression. Trunks remained silent as he looked at the little skeleton's receding back.

"No-nothing, you all follow me," Trunks smiled wryly and shook his head, then waved at Grant before heading down the tunnel.

The Earth Elite Zombie was very intelligent. As soon as he saw Trunks jumping down, he went further into the darkness and led the way.

"What-what's going on, why is there a tunnel?" Grant couldn't help but exclaim with a face full of shock as he came down and saw an endless tunnel.

"Don't ask so many questions, just hurry!" Gilbert shouted, immediately following Trunks into the tunnel.

All the mercenaries who'd come down were extremely confused, but once they got over their surprise, they all filed into the tunnel. Once everyone was inside, the tunnel miraculously closed without a trace.

Meanwhile, the valley was in chaos. The hundred or so elites from the four major powers of the Valley of Sunshine were clashing with each other. As Han Shuo approached the area of interest, he found that the situation had changed in a strange way, completely outside of his predictions.

Originally, the actions of the Earth Elite Zombie had caused the other three powers to rush towards the Rainbow Sickles. Among them, the Cairo mercenaries with the ferocious war god Laureton, who was as ferocious as a war god, slaughtered the Rainbow Sickles, who had no corresponding expert. Although the Rainbow Sickles mercenaries had the numerical advantage, if the Menlo family and the Katar orc tribe had attacked together, the Rainbow Sickles would have been in dire straits.

But the situation wasn't so simple. The House of Menlo and the Katar orc tribe, who had rushed forward with Laureton's mercenaries, all defected as soon as they approached the Rainbow Sickles. With an explosive roar from Adam Menlo and Katar, the experts from both forces began to attack the Cairo mercenaries.

"Wahaha, Laureton, Laureton, you never imagined this, did you?! The real target of today's battle is your band of Cairo mercenaries. You've finally left the Valley of Sunshine, so don't think about going back, haha..." Florida of the Rainbow Sickles suddenly laughed maniacally. As he floated in the air, his loud voice reached every corner of the Valley.

"Times have changed, the Cairo mercenaries have controlled the Valley of Sunshine for too long. No matter what, you must move a little," Adam Menlo, the master of the House of Menlo, also sounded a sinister voice as he flew towards Laureton on a large golden-winged roc.

Circumstances had changed shockingly. It seemed that the Rainbow Sickles, Adam Melo and the Orc tribe had come to an agreement. The fierce argument that had taken place earlier was only a cover for the fact that these three forces had already set their sights on Laureton's band of Cairo mercenaries.

Those accompanying Laureton were the elite berserkers of the Cairo Mercenary Band. Of the fifty or so people, there were twenty berserkers who had the ability to become berserk once, and four of them, including Harris, had the ability to become berserk twice. Add to this the presence of the four archmages and three swordmasters they'd recruited over the years, and the majority of the strongest people from the Cairo mercenaries were there.

However, with the sudden defection of the House of Menlo and the Orc tribe, six berserkers on the outer ring were instantly slaughtered by the experts of both forces.

On Florida's side, his grandfather Ferguson had already descended from the sky, watching the changes in the valley with a cold gaze. He did not join the attack on Laureton.

"Roar!"

Laureton howled as the berserker's war-axe in his hand attacked without pattern. Meanwhile, a powerful aura spread as the berserker's battleaxe caused curtains of light to appear, and all those caught in the light were shattered.

"Follow me to break out!" Laureton's cry echoed throughout the valley. All of the Cairo mercenaries suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the Menlo house, which was charging towards them.

Adam Menlo waved the golden spear in his hands atop his roc, his combat aura making the air ring. As the golden-winged roc flapped its wings, tornadoes formed in the air and swept towards the Cairo mercenaries.

A fire mage from the House of Menlo unleashed three serpents of fire, each five metres long. They spread out as if they were alive, one towards Laureton while the other two slithered to flank the Cairo mercenary group in a conical formation. The tender green plants they'd skittered over on their way quickly melted away.

"Adam, you old piece of crap, if you want to die, I'll send you on your way!" Laureton roared in anger and leapt into the air. The berserker's battleaxe sent out a curtain of light, and the five-metre fire serpent rained down sparks from the sky before it could even approach his body.

Silver light exploded from the Berserker's Battleaxe like satin sashes. It poured out like a waterfall as it shot straight at Adam Menlo on the great golden-winged roc.

Ding!

Adam Menlo's golden spear connected directly with the berserker's battle axe, causing Laureton's leaping figure to tremble and then fall from the sky into the middle of the Menlo house. Adam Menlo grunted, then quickly urged the Roc to fly higher, as if afraid of the rampaging Laureton.

As Laureton howled in rage, the roc took off again. The fact that he'd landed in the middle of the House of Menlo made things easier. Before the archmage who'd cast Dancing Fire Snakes could react, he was split in two by a hack from the battle-axe, his blood and entrails spilling to the ground.

Laureton's savage power seemed to have found an outlet after landing in the middle of Adam Menlo's troops. He instantly caused the brutal deaths of several people, but the experts of the House of Menlo had managed to react by now, and they all aimed their broadswords, spears and bows at Laureton. All sorts of attacks swarmed around him before Laureton could do any more damage.

Ding clang dong.

The berserker's battleaxe hand danced furiously in Laureton's as it blocked most of the attacks. However, several arrows still managed to penetrate his defences and pierce his shoulders and back. A spear also appeared from an odd angle and carved a thin, long gash under his arm, where blood gushed wildly.

But the berserker Laureton knew no pain. Moreover, his body's defences were terrifying. Even though all the arrows and long bows had enough power and momentum to pierce a normal person's body, they only managed to scratch Laureton's skin. Arrow or spear, the missiles only penetrated Laureton's muscles to the depth of a nail.

"As long as we kill Laureton, I, Florida, swear to withdraw from the fight for the silver mine. Don't let him leave here alive!" Florida rose into the air as the exquisite staff in his hand continued to shimmer, sending exquisite radiant sword slashes and pulses towards the people of the Cairo Mercenary Band.

"Aooooo!"

The orc chieftain, Katar, howled and led a group of orcs, empowered by various shamanic spells, in an attack on the Cairo mercenaries. Although these orcs were the fewest in number, they seemed to be immune to most of the magical attacks. Aside from reddening their skin, the water and fire spells cast by the Cairo archmages had no effect.

A ferocious force struck the ground, and one of the archmages was struck by an enormous tremor. Even his third level magical beast, the Deepwater Poison Python, was struck. His steed died instantly, while the archmage was bleeding from every orifice. Desperately, he used a levitation spell to fly into the sky.

Since this battle had involved all the true experts of the four great powers of the Valley of Sunshine, the dense murderous aura from their hatred and bitterness was attracted by a force when they died, causing them to gather behind a huge boulder.

Han Shuo, who had been watching excitedly behind the boulder, now had bloodshot eyes as waves of bloody-red evil aura surrounded him. As more and more experts died, the terrifying aura around Han Shuo's body became denser and denser.

"Roar!!"

A maddeningly long roar sounded from far away, causing a huge boulder the size of a house to suddenly shatter, its pieces flying everywhere.

The evil aura around Han Shuo had condensed into a strange wave of blood as his crimson eyes glared wildly ahead. The terrifying aura from his body quickly spread out, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Han Shuo as all the powerhouses in the valley felt this evil, raging aura.

Han Shuo quickly transformed into a ray of bloody light and shot into the middle of the Rainbow Sickle Mercenary Band like a bloodthirsty demon. He was able to cut down three of the Rainbow Sickle Mercenary Band's great swordsmaster with a single strike, while the blood that spurted from his strike condensed into plasma.

"It's him, it's him, kill him!" Florida's hatred for Han Shuo was deeply rooted in his bones. Even though Han Shuo's appearance was very different at this moment, he was still able to recognise him at a glance, causing him to scream angrily.

However, for some unknown reason, Florida, who should have been the first to make a move, suddenly felt a deep fear in his heart. Although he shouted loudly about killing Han Shuo, he unconsciously backed away.

It was obvious that he was scared!